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Duck duo declares for draft

NBA confirms Dorsey and Brooks are among the 162 early entrants

By Steve Mims

The Register-Guard

Appeared in print: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, page C2

Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks have declared for the NBA draft with the option to return to Oregon.

The news was expected after national media reports indicated in recent weeks the two Ducks would declare for the draft. The NBA made it official when it released the names of all early entrants on Tuesday. Dorsey and Brooks are among 162 players who declared for the draft, including 117 college players and 45 international players.

Brooks and Dorsey have not hired an agent, leaving them the possibility to return to the Ducks next season.

Players had until Sunday to declare for the draft and now have until May 25 to withdraw and be eligible to play in college next season.

Underclassmen can attend the NBA Combine May 11-15 and also work out with one team before deciding if they plan to return to school.

ESPN’s Chad Ford has Dorsey at No. 54 on his list of draft prospects, and Brooks isn’t in the top 100. Sixty players will be selected in the two-round draft on June 23.

Brooks, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, led Oregon with 16.7 points per game and 119 assists last season, to go with 5.4 rebounds per game. He shot 47 percent from the field, including 33.8 percent on three-pointers.

Dorsey, a 6-4 freshman, ranked third on the team with 13.4 points and shot 40.6 percent on three-pointers.

Oregon center Chris Boucher and forward Jordan Bell also were considered possibilities to declare for the draft, but both elected to return to school next season.

The Ducks have the possibility of returning eight players from their Elite Eight run next season. That includes guard Dylan Ennis, who is appealing for an additional year of eligibility from the NCAA, as well as Brooks and Dorsey.

Oregon also has signed four players for next season, leaving them at least one scholarship opening during the spring signing period that ends May 18.